534 result(s) for solidarity
Xpat Opinion: Referendum On EU Migrant Redistribution Quotas Disputed
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal pundits interpret the Hungarian government’s referendum against migrant quotas as a vote against the EU. Pro-government columnists, on the other hand, argue that the referendum is not about Hungary’s EU-membership.
Govt: Brussels Refuses To Help Hungary On Migrants Where It Counts
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has rejected Hungary’s plea for financial assistance for an orphanage which caters to child migrants, a government official told Monday’s Magyar Hírlap newspaper. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary at the ministry of human resources, told the paper that Brussels “speaks of solidarity in vain” when it comes to actually contributing humanitarian aid.
Molnár Elected Chairman Of Socialist Party
- 28 Jun 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, former head of the Socialist Party’s Budapest chapter, was elected as the party’s new chairman at its weekend congress. Molnár was elected in the second round of voting, defeating former leader József Tóbiás, after none of the four candidates running for the party’s top spot were able to secure a majority in the first round.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary in Europe 2016
- 13 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian pundits are overwhelmed by football fever, as Hungary makes it into the European Championships for the first time in 44 years.
Former OSCE Election Commissioner Calls On Hungarian Opposition To Boycott 2018 Election
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of Sándor Szénási’s interview with Miklós Haraszti appearing in the May 12th, 2016 edition of 168 Óra under the title Bokottra Fel? Az ellenzék veszekedési kényszere (“Boycott? The opposition is forced to lose”).
European Voluntary Service: Learn While You Help
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Volunteers do good in foreign countries
The European Voluntary Service offers young people the chance to engage in volunteer work in a foreign country on the continent. The 21-year-old Imke Langmann from Germany thought it sounded good. Her choice of venue: Budapest.
The European Voluntary Service offers young people the chance to engage in volunteer work in a foreign country on the continent. The 21-year-old Imke Langmann from Germany thought it sounded good. Her choice of venue: Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Russian FM Lavrov’s Visit To Budapest
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator believes Mr Lavrov came to Budapest as part of a Russian endeavour to divide the European Union and NATO, while his pro-government counterpart argues that Hungary has a vested interest in developing trade with Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister: Hungary Trusted Partner
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is an important and reliable partner of Russia’s and ties are developing in every area in spite of the complicated situation in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview to Magyar Nemzet. Lavrov said in the interview published on Wednesday that Europe overestimated its independence in the world and the crisis in Ukraine showed just how much the European Union ...
Rehab Critical Mass For Accessible Society Organised For Sunday
- 26 May 2016 6:45 AM
- getting around
Rehab Critical Mass, a march organised for the third year to call attention to the importance of an accessible society, will be held in Budapest this Sunday. The aim of the march is to bring visibility and strengthen support and lobbying power for disabled people in Hungary. In its first year in 2014, about 3,000 attended the march.
Xpat Opinion: Referendum On EU Migrant Redistribution Quotas Disputed
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal pundits interpret the Hungarian government’s referendum against migrant quotas as a vote against the EU. Pro-government columnists, on the other hand, argue that the referendum is not about Hungary’s EU-membership.
Govt: Brussels Refuses To Help Hungary On Migrants Where It Counts
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has rejected Hungary’s plea for financial assistance for an orphanage which caters to child migrants, a government official told Monday’s Magyar Hírlap newspaper. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary at the ministry of human resources, told the paper that Brussels “speaks of solidarity in vain” when it comes to actually contributing humanitarian aid.
Molnár Elected Chairman Of Socialist Party
- 28 Jun 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, former head of the Socialist Party’s Budapest chapter, was elected as the party’s new chairman at its weekend congress. Molnár was elected in the second round of voting, defeating former leader József Tóbiás, after none of the four candidates running for the party’s top spot were able to secure a majority in the first round.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary in Europe 2016
- 13 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian pundits are overwhelmed by football fever, as Hungary makes it into the European Championships for the first time in 44 years.
Former OSCE Election Commissioner Calls On Hungarian Opposition To Boycott 2018 Election
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of Sándor Szénási’s interview with Miklós Haraszti appearing in the May 12th, 2016 edition of 168 Óra under the title Bokottra Fel? Az ellenzék veszekedési kényszere (“Boycott? The opposition is forced to lose”).
European Voluntary Service: Learn While You Help
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Volunteers do good in foreign countries
The European Voluntary Service offers young people the chance to engage in volunteer work in a foreign country on the continent. The 21-year-old Imke Langmann from Germany thought it sounded good. Her choice of venue: Budapest.
The European Voluntary Service offers young people the chance to engage in volunteer work in a foreign country on the continent. The 21-year-old Imke Langmann from Germany thought it sounded good. Her choice of venue: Budapest.
Xpat Opinion: Russian FM Lavrov’s Visit To Budapest
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator believes Mr Lavrov came to Budapest as part of a Russian endeavour to divide the European Union and NATO, while his pro-government counterpart argues that Hungary has a vested interest in developing trade with Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister: Hungary Trusted Partner
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is an important and reliable partner of Russia’s and ties are developing in every area in spite of the complicated situation in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview to Magyar Nemzet. Lavrov said in the interview published on Wednesday that Europe overestimated its independence in the world and the crisis in Ukraine showed just how much the European Union ...
Rehab Critical Mass For Accessible Society Organised For Sunday
- 26 May 2016 6:45 AM
- getting around
Rehab Critical Mass, a march organised for the third year to call attention to the importance of an accessible society, will be held in Budapest this Sunday. The aim of the march is to bring visibility and strengthen support and lobbying power for disabled people in Hungary. In its first year in 2014, about 3,000 attended the march.